Ex. A man has a lot of anger management and decides to become a butcher and enjoys his job

Undoing

Verbal expression or actions representing one feeling, followed by expression of the direct opposite

Suppression

Painful, frightening, or threatening emotions, memories, impulses or drives that are consciously pushed or "stuffed" inside.

Conversion

Mental conflict converted to a physical symptom...

Ex. A soldier on being deployed into battle is conflicted about his desire to serve his country but believes it is wrong to kill for any reason develops paralysis, blindness, or deafness with no medical cause.

Identification

An ability available very early in life that children use to attach themselves to certain qualities, emotions, and attitudes of someone else...especially during the modeling period between eight and thirteen.

This helps the child further develop the Adult Ego State and the Parent Ego State.

Compensation

Covering up weaknesses by emphasizing desirable traits of making up for frustration in one area by over gratification in another